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There have always been copycats. It’s better to worry about usability and business model. Before Google became a monopoly, it was just one of many search vendo
by afpx 5y ago
There have always been copycats. It’s better to worry about usability and business model.
Before Google became a monopoly, it was just one of many search vendors. Google’s advantage was that they made search easy and simple enough for grandma to understand and use it.
- enumjorge 5y agoGoogle is not a technically simple product though, and not something a competitor could have copied in a matter of months.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoHow many months did it take Brin and Page to launch?
- nogridbag 5y agoGoogle's advantage initially was speed. The other search engines were slower on dialup and riddled with advertisements.